Community Stroke Rehab Assistant Practitioner

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Wednesbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking an enthusiastic individual to support rehabilitation of stroke patients in their homes, under the guidance of qualified staff. The role involves MDT collaboration, data collection, and workload planning, with travel across the borough and surrounding areas.

You will work within the established interdisciplinary team based in Darlaston, delivering care in a community setting while progressing pathways for stroke recovery.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs or equivalent.
• Level 3 apprenticeship or Level 5 qualification.
• Experience in an NHS health care environment working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of working with stroke patients.
• Experience of working in a community health care setting.
• Experience of working in a rehabilitation setting, delivering Physiotherapy and/or Occupational Therapy care plans and/or SLT.
• Able to assist registered staff in assessing a person's, delivery of therapy and nursing care, monitoring and reviewing the person's condition.
• Able to work independently within limits of skill and knowledge and aware of when to seek advice.
• Must be able to accurately follow instruction from a supervising health professional and to work as a team with all members of the department and Multidisciplinary Team
• Strong communication skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to travel frequently throughout the borough and surrounding locations during the working day.
• Must be willing to work across the 7-day week as the service requires
• Demonstrates the ability to travel frequently throughout the borough and surrounding locations during the working day.
• Demonstrates the ability to work in MDT which include both clinical & non -clinical personnel, Knowledge of quality, audit and evidence-based practice

Responsibilities

• Assist in rehabilitation of post-stroke patients in their homes.
• Support data collection and audits to improve the service.
• Organise, prioritise and plan own workload to meet client and service priorities.
• Work within MDT with clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Travel frequently throughout the borough and surrounding locations during the working day.
• Willing to work across 7-day week as the service requires.

Skills

Strong communication

IT/Word processing

Time management

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Analytical/problem solving

Empathy

Education

GCSEs or equivalent

Level 3 apprenticeship or Level 5 qualification

Job description

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking an enthusiastic individual to support rehabilitation of stroke patients in their homes, under the guidance of qualified staff. The role involves MDT collaboration, data collection, and workload planning, with travel across the borough and surrounding areas.

You will work within the established interdisciplinary team based in Darlaston, delivering care in a community setting while progressing pathways for stroke recovery.